Wind and rain deflector for motor vehicle windows



June 24, 1930. J. R. TAYLOR f l 1,738,300

WIND AND RAIN DEFLECTOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS Filed May 20, 1929 Inventor:

UNITED STATES PATE JOHN n. TAYLOR, or PORTLAND, .a s

oFEr-lc-E WIND AND BAIN DEL-LECTOR non Moron. VEHICLE vvvznvzcows Application mea' my 2o, 1929. serial No. 364,673.

My invention relates, in general terms, to Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; motor vehicle accessory equipment and par- Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3, Fig. ticularly to devices employed to protect the 2, but showing the principal elements in the occupants of the vehicle from the direct device in full end elevation; 5 force of the wind, rain or sleet when the ve.- Fig. 4 is an elevation of the deliector 55 hicle. is moving over the highways. standard equipped with a spot light and The primary object of my invention is to mirror, and n provide a quickly attachable `or detachable Fig. 5.is a view of the thrust plate shown wind deiiector which ldoes not require a on an enlarged scale.

single operation to be performed on any por' Referrin'gto the drawing, 1 represents the 60 tion of the vehicle-not even to the extent of window frame of a motor vehicle door, be-

making a single hole therein in order to attween the upper and lower portions of which tach the device thereto. is mounted the deflector standard 2.

Another object is to provide means where- 0n -each end of the Astandard is a thrust by the device may, if desired, operate to allate 3, the one on the bottom end being *65 low a current of air .to enter the interior of' Xed to the standard and the one on the top the vehicle, and in greater or less amounts. end provided with a screw threaded shank Another object is to provide an arrange- 4 which slidably engages the hole 5 in the ment whereby the air current cannot pass top end of the standard.

over the top or under the bottom of the de- An adjusting nut 6 having outwardly pro- 70 Hector, into the vehicle-accomplished by jecting spokes 6 thereon, has screw threaded supplying plates which cover the top and engagement with the shank 4, and when the bottom of the space between the deector standard is in place in the window frame,

and the window of the vehicle. serves to forcibly bind the two thrust plates A further object pertains to the facilities 3 against the-vvindow frame parts. 75 provided byV means of which other acces- In Fig. 5 an enlarged view of one of the sories-such as a mirror or spot light, may thrust plates is shown. rlhe face of the plate be conveniently mounted on the apparatus. lying adjacent the window frame is prefer- And a still further and appealing object ably covered with a thin course of soft ma- 3o resides in the feature which insures the deteria-1, such as a rubber or felt pad this 80 vice against theft when the simple precaubeing done to prevent marring the painted tion is taken to close the window within surface of the window frame.` On the outer the frame of which the parts aremountedface of the plate is a dat, wedge shape claw it being very diicult, if not impossible to 3 which overhangs the inner ledge of the open a closed window from outside the vewindow frame and prevents outward dis- 8 5 hicle. f placement of the apparatus from the vehicle.

The character of the invention may best Fixed on the standard are two angular be understood by' reference to the descripbrackets 7, 7 the vertical portions of which tion found in the, following spccication make pivotal connections, respectively, with 4o when taken in connection with the 'accomthe lateral projections 8, 8 on the channel 90 panying drawing in which is disclosed an members 9, 9. Within the grooves 10 of the embodiment which, atthe present time, I channel members and extending from one consider preferable to other possible forms to the other thereof, isa glass deector plate in which the invention might be carried outf l1. The glass may he cemented in the In the drawing, in which like reference grooves, pinned in or otherwise secured, but 95 characters are employled to identifyV correregardless of whatever method is adopted, it spending parts in a the dierent views is secured in the channels in such a manner therein,- that more than ordinary force is required to Figi 1 is a side elevation o my wind dedetach it from the binding members.

5o ector; As shown inv Fig. 3 and in full lines in. Fig. 1*

2, the deflector late is disposed at an angle to the side of t e window frame, the front vertical edge of the plate being covered by a weather strip of rubber or felt material 12 which contacts with the forward side of the windowframe and provides an air-excluding joint between the parts.

In vthis position of the plate the wind is deflected outwardly-away from the vehicle, but" on certain occasions, such as on very hot days, it might be desirable to admit rather than exclude the air from the vehicle interior. In thisV event, the spoked locknuts 13 are slightly relaxed and the deflector swung on its pivotal center line y-y, until the desired opening at its forward end is reached, then by again tighten ing the nuts the plate remains in this open position--illustrated in Fig. 2 by dot and dash lines.

Near the rearward end of the upper channel member 9 is a laterally projecting boss 14 in which the arm 15, which supports the mirror 16, has screw threaded engagement. The lock-nut 17 provides means to hold the arm in any desired horizontal position.

Operatorsfof vehicles generally consider it-necessary when driving closed cars to keep the window nearest which they sit while driving open at all times so as to be better able to give signals and also to hear what is transpiring on the outside-such as officers signals or commands.

During a rain or sleet storm, or when the wind is unusually gusty, it is of considerable advantage to secure not only the protection offered by the deflector plate itself but also to derive from the apparatus still further protection by enclosing, at the top and bottom, the space between the deflector plateV and the window frame.

The operator and occupants of the vehicle are then quite completely shielded from the effects of the elements, and furthermore, the operator himself still has the opportunity of being able to thrust his arm out of the open window for the purpose of signalling, as the space at the rearward end of the deflector is open to the outside.

To attain this last mentioned object I provide plates 18 and 19, securing them to the top and bottom channel members, re-

spectively, by means of the nuts 13. It is obvious that when the top plate 18 is in place the mirror 16, when disposed in the position shown in full lines Fig. 1, is ineffective; but it will also be clearly seen that the arm 15 may be reversed--that is, placed on the under side of the plate (18), as illustrated in dot and dash lines Fig. 1, in which case the mirror is protected from rain, sleet or snow.

The employment of the plates 18 and 19 for the purpose mentioned might, perhaps, be considered in the nature of an emergency measure, as their use is somewhat more essential in inclement or stormy weather than in ne. They may be quickly attached or detached, however, so that no serious objection to their use, on the score of the labor involved in their application, can be made.

one of the difficulties with which an motorists have to contend is the liability of the theft of small, detachable motor vehicle accessories. In constructing my apparatus I have borne this-fact in mind and have provided facilities by taking advantage of which makes it practically impossible for the thief to appropriate the device intactor in other words, to steal it without tearing it to pieces in the act of detaching from the vehicle.

By .reference to Figs. 2 and 3 it Will be observed' that the ends of vthe spokes 6', projecting from the nut 6, are disposed in close relation to the window pane 20 when the window of the vehicle is closed. The nut 6, therefore, cannot be actuated so as to loose the Astandard 2, and as all motor vehicle windows are 'raised and lowered from Athe inside, the chances are very re- -mote that the thief will be able to lower the pane 20 from the outside--and if the doors are locked he has no access to the interior of the` vehicle.

The set screws 21, which secure the angular brackets 7 to the standard 2, are also inaccessible while the window is closed as they are disposed on the side of the bracket hub adjacent the pane 20. Furthermore, the channel members 9 are so fixedly attached to the deflector plate that breakage of the latter would be bound to follow any attempt to detach them.

So, to all intents and purposes, the ap-v paratus is as nearly proof against petty j thievery as it is possible to make it and \with respect to its convenient-installing characteristics will be appreciated by those conversan-t with the usual difficulties encountered and the labor involved in applying many 'of the extensively used accessories for motor vehicles. *Y

In the present instance, the fact that the deflector' may be installed or attached to the vehicle without in the least defacing or marring any portion thereof will appeal to many, and the operative features, the benets accruing to the occupants of the motor vehicle from its use, and the fact that in appearance it is an ornament instead of otherwise, makes my device,V it is believed, a commendable and desirable piece of motor vehicle equipment.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wind and rain deflector for motor Y vehicle windows, comprising in combination with the window frame therefor, a vertical standard member, a thrust plate secured at each end thereof, means whereby a strain in opposite directions may be exerted on said thrust plates tending to hold them firmly against opposite portions of said window frame, two angular brackets secured on said standard member-one near the top and the other near the bottom thereof, a channel member pivotally secured on each of said angular brackets, a glass deiiector plate secured in and interjacent said channel members, and two plates secured, respectively, on the said top and on the said bottom channel member and adapted to enclose the upper and lower 'sides of the space included between the said deflector plate and the said window frame.

2. In a device of the character described, adapted to be attached to the window frame of a motor vehicle, the combination with the window pane therefor, of a vertical standard member, a thrust plate fixed on the lower end of said standard member, and adapted to seat on the inside, lower portion of said window frame, a thrust plate having a threaded shank thereon slidably engaging a. hole in the upper end of said standard and adapted to seat on the inner, upper portion of said window frame, a nut having screwthreaded engagement with the shank of said second mentioned thrust plate and adapted,

when rotated, to bring a strain tending to move said thrust plates in opposite directions,A and a plurality of spokes on said nut, so disposed thereon, that when said window pane is raised, closing the window of the vehicle, said nut will be held against ro- 'tation by the impingement of sald spokes on said pane. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN R. TAYLOR. 

